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Each week in our Sunday services, liturgists lead the people in a congregational Prayer of Confession. This is a time of corporate confession, where we confess our sins before God and ask for His forgiveness. The prayers are (almost always) written by MDPC staff.
Prayers of Confession O Lord, we marvel that thou should become incarnate, be crucified, dead, and buried. The sepulcher calls forth our adoring wonder, for it is empty and thou art risen; the four-fold gospel attests it, the living witnesses prove it, our heart's experience knows it.
Confession of sin is made by using a prayer, a psalm, or congregational song. Corporate confession acknowledges that all have sinned and fall short of God’s glory (Rom. 3:23). A time of silence may be observed for personal confession.
As you arrive in the sanctuary, please quiet and prepare yourself for worship. Relax your body; quiet the inner dialogue of your mind; be open and receptive to God’s Spirit in our midst. God calls us to gather. God, the mighty one... God, the loud one... God, the one who shows up... Our God speaks! Our God speaks out! Our God calls to us now.
Eucharistic Prayer 1. You remain steadfast in your covenant. You bless us, even in our struggles, and promise never to let us go. 2. Jesus teaches us to pray and not lose heart, trusting that you will hear our prayers and grant the justice and mercy we need. 3. Make us bold in proclaiming your word, persistent in good times and bad,
Calls to Confession . If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just. He will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (I John 1:8,9) In humility and faith let us confess our sin to God.
Faithful and loving God, we confess that we have not lived in faith and love. We offer you great pageants of piety and ignore your call to do what is right. We busy ourselves with idle pleasures and fail to prepare for your coming realm. Forgive us, God of grace.
Each of these confession and pardon sequences is designed to be used as a set, following the shape of the Scripture or confession that is its source. In each case, a congregational prayer of confession should be supplied as indicated.
under the weight of sin, with no one to save us. you wouldn’t care if we sank; indeed, you might prefer it. with me. Or why. Your mercy is the only thing that explains it. which feels sometimes more like throwing up at your feet. I’m sorry for that, and grateful, more than words begin to say. But I need to say them anyway. So here goes.
Prayer of Confession. Psalm 51:1-17. To the leader. A Psalm of David, when the prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone into Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my ...